Nomination period: July 1st 2021 to June 30th 2022.
Fighter of the Year
Alexander Volkanovski
Charles Oliveira
Johnny Eblen
Islam Makhachev
Francis Ngannou
Female Fighter of the Year
Julianna Peña
Cris Cyborg
Kayla Harrison
Valentina Shevchenko
Raquel Pennington
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
Tai Tuivasa
Mateusz Gamrot
Molly McCann
Paddy Pimblett
Johnny Eblen
International Fighter of the Year
Khamzat Chimaev
Islam Makhachev
Mateusz Gamrot
Roberto Soldić
Alexander Volkanovski
Fight of the Year
Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler – UFC 268
Jiří Procházka vs. Glover Teixeira – UFC 275
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns – UFC 273
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega – UFC 266
Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez – UFC Vegas 42
Knockout of the Year
Michael Chandler (Front kick) vs. Tony Ferguson – UFC 274
Sergio Pettis (Spinning back fist) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – Bellator 272
Ignacio Bahamondes (Wheel kick) vs. Roosevelt Roberts – UFC on ESPN 29
Molly McCann (Spinning back elbow) vs. Luana Carolina – UFC Fight Night 204
Roman Faraldo (Flying knee) vs Robert Turnquest
Submission of the Year
Jiří Procházka vs. Glover Teixeira – Rear Naked Choke – UFC 275
Stevie Ray vs. Anthony Pettis – Modified Body Lock – PFL 5
Oliver Enkamp vs Mark Lemminger – Inverted Triangle Choke – Bellator 281
Jessica Andrade vs Amanda Lemos – Standing Arm Triangle – UFC Vegas 52
Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier – Rear-Naked Choke – UFC 269
Comeback of the Year
Clay Guida vs Leonardo Santos – UFC on ESPN 31
Carla Esparza (career)
Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – Bellator 272
Aljamain Sterling (Back from ridicule and injury)
Chris Curtis (Career)
Upset of the Year
Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes – UFC 269
Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Michał Materla – KSW 70
Matheus Scheffel vs. Bruno Cappelozza – PFL 5
Ben Parrish vs. Christian Edwards – Bellator 266
Seika Izawa vs. Ayaka Hamasaki – RIZIN 33
Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year
Eugene Bareman
Eric Nicksick
Mike Brown
Henri Hooft
Diego Lima
Trainer of the Year
Phil Daru
Dr. Heather Linden
Jordan Sullivan
Andrew Wood
Dr Corey Peacock
Gym of the Year
Kill Cliff
American Top Team
City Kickboxing
Xtreme Couture
Fortis MMA
Referee of the Year
Marc Goddard
Jason Herzog
Mike Beltran
Mark Smith
Keith Peterson
Ringcard Girl of the Year
Brittney Palmer
Arianny Celeste
Luciana Andrade
Brooklyn Wren
Chrissy Blair
Leading Man
Dana White (UFC)
Scott Coker (Bellator)
Graham Boylan (Cage Warriors)
Peter Murray (PFL)
Kerrith Brown (IMMAF)
Best Promotion
UFC
Bellator MMA
PFL
KSW
Cage Warriors
Personality of the Year
Daniel Cormier
Joe Rogan
Laura Sanko
Chael Sonnen
Jon Anik
Analyst of the Year
Michael Bisping
Paul Felder
Dan Hardy
Kenny Florian
Dominick Cruz
Best MMA Programming
The MMA Hour
UFC Embedded
Dana White’s Contender Series
JRE MMA Show
Morning Kombat
MMA Media Source of the Year
ESPN
MMA Fighting
MMA Junkie
BT Sport
Sherdog
MMA Journalist of the Year
Ariel Helwani
John Morgan
Shaheen Al-Shatti
Mike Bohn
Aaron Bronsteter
Fighting Spirit of the Year
Kevin Holland (Bravery – in and out of the cage, helping his community in the face of danger on several occasions)
Aaron Aby (Heart – surviving cancer and battling cystic fibrosis to become a top contender in Cage Warriors)
Bryce Mitchell (Charity – dedicating half of his UFC 272 fight purse to help children in medical need in his native Arkansas, with a special mention for Dana White who matched Mitchell’s contribution)
Alexander Volkanovski (Determination – demonstrating a champion’s will to overcome adversity and battling through a seemingly inescapable submission from Brian Ortega)
Robbie Lawler (Compassion vs. Nick Diaz – displaying true respect & genuine care for his opponent’s wellbeing in life)